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Names -> How to Pronounce a Band Name -> R
Some bands have strange pronunciations of their names, that aren't immediately obvious from their spelling.
Entries Beginning with R
The Ramones pronounced as Ra-MOANZ
It's the plural of Ramone, the pseudo-surname used by each member of the group.
Cassandra
Ravi Shankar pronounced as Rahv-ee Shain-car
Morris
Ralph Tresvant pronounced as Ralf TREZ-vant
Calop
Raphael Saadiq pronounced as Raphael suh-DEEK
Lefty Lucy
Ratt pronounced as Rat
GlamRockNinjaLord
Raven-Symone pronounced as Ray-ven Sim-ohn
Brionna Secret
Rihanna pronounced as Ree-AH-nah
Rhymes with Brianna. Yeah, I know... but this one DJ on one of my local stations pronounces her name "Ree-ANN-ah", and it drives me crazy!!!
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Reba McEntire pronounced as Ree-buh MACK-in-tyre
Ed
Richard Wagner pronounced as Ree-shart Vog-ner
He was a German composer, so his surname is not pronounced Wag-ner.
Paul Bear
Richie Sambora pronounced as Rich-ee Sam-BORE-uh
Bon Jovi guitarist. (Editor's note: his name does NOT contain the letter 'T'.)
GlamRockNinjaLord
Ric Ocasek pronounced as Rick oh-KAY-zek
His actual last name is Otcasek, but the 'T' is silent so he dropped it.
Ed
Roland Orzabal pronounced as RO-lind OR-za-ball
I once saw a YouTube Video in which a news station misspelled Roland's last name as if it were spelled O-R-Z-A-B-E-L when it's really O-R-Z-A-B-A-L.
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